Traveling Owls
The Rice Alumni Traveling Owls program serves as a catalyst for lifelong learning and strengthens bonds between Rice University alumni and friends. With a commitment to education, engagement, exploration and excellence, the Traveling Owls program is designed to create exciting intellectual itineraries unlike any other travel opportunities, while sustaining enthusiasm for knowledge and building relationships among fellow Owls.
Why Traveling Owls?
Education
Lecturers and enrichment guides facilitate a fascinating educational expedition. They lead excursions, provide in-depth insights and offer programs to broaden horizons. Many trips are led by distinguished Rice faculty members, who offer their own perspectives.
Engagement
With exclusive gatherings, programs and receptions planned for each trip, travelers enjoy the fellowship of Rice enthusiasts, establish new friendships among peers and have the opportunity to engage with talented Rice faculty and guest speakers who help guide the journey.
Exploration
Enjoy the perks of group travel that are unavailable to independent travelers: from exclusive visits to world-renowned landmarks and private tours of museums and cultural sites, to all-inclusive trips, to some of the world's most luxurious destinations.
Excellence
From securing the finest of accommodations to planning exclusive events and destinations throughout each tour, our partners provide a superior travel experience time and again. This commitment to excellence ensures our Traveling Owls have the journey of a lifetime.
Rooted at Rice, Roaming the World: 55 Years of Traveling Owls
Traveling Owls has brought hundreds of alumni to remarkable destinations — from the pyramids of Egypt to the icy expanse of Antarctica to the savannas of Africa — all while creating lasting connections among fellow Owls. Hear from alumni and faculty whose adventures with Traveling Owls have deepened their bonds with Rice and with each other.
Featuring Lisa Balabanlilar, Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor in the Humanities; Chair, Department of Transnational Asian Studies; Director, Chao Center for Asian Studies
On this incomparable adventure, discover the eclectic vibrance of Singapore, the extraordinary biodiversity of Borneo and the compelling cultural mosaic of Indonesia’s spectacular archipelago.
Travel to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans to explore, remember, and reflect on World War II through exclusive access to the Museum’s campus.
Journey from Australia’s spectacular Great Barrier Reef, the storied Outback and Ayers Rock to sophisticated Sydney; from New Zealand’s towering Mt. Cook and breathtaking Milford Sound to high-spirited Queenstown and nautical Auckland.
ASSOCIATION OF RICE
ALUMNI - MS 520
P.O. BOX 1892
HOUSTON, TX 77251-1892
PHONE: 713-348-4057
FAX: 713-348-5210
EMAIL: ALUMNI@RICE.EDU
